The game between M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW and M3-Indiana University was tight through all 60 minutes, but in the end M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW emerged with a 5-3 win.

No lead was more than two goals during the contest, and the winning goal was scored by Brendan Lewis at 6:34 of the third period.

Lewis had two goals to lead M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW to victory.

M3-Indiana University's power play was ineffective against M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW's penalty kill, which allowed zero goals while shorthanded.

M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW stifled M3-Indiana University's power play, and did not give up a single goal while down a man. M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW could not stay out of the penalty box, as the team accrued 16 minutes in penalties during the game. The 46 shots that M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW put on net surpassed M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW's average of 0.3 shots per game this season.

M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW additionally got points from Grant Isenbarger, who also registered one goal and one assist to lead the team in points. Others who scored for M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW included Tyler Trembczynski and Yuching Wren, who scored one goal each. In addition, M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW received assists from Derek Moss, who had two and Mitch Lyness and Jay Conkling, who each chipped in one.

M3-Indiana University forced its penalty killing units to work especially hard during the game, picking up seven minors and one major for 29 minutes in penalty time. The total exceeded the 17.0 minutes per game M3-Indiana University had been spending in the box. M3-Indiana University put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW to score on any of its 11 power plays. M3-Indiana University did not reach the goal total it has come to expect this season. M3-Indiana University averages 6.5 goals per game. M3-Indiana University's offense rang up 45 shots on M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW's net.

M3-Indiana University was helped by Ryan Ward, who finished with one goal. Ward scored 3:15 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M3-Indiana University. John Gangnon assisted on the tally. M3-Indiana University also had goals scored by Ryan Cesarski and Tyler Christensen, who each put in one. More assists for M3-Indiana University came via James Young, who had two and Christian French and Bryan Mooney, who contributed one each.

Taylor Amborn rejected 42 shots on goal for M3-Indiana Univ-Purdue-FW. Connor Minnick recorded 41 saves for M3-Indiana University.